A lock that is configured to be attached to electronic equipment requiring securing against theft and the lock comprising: a lock body; a locking element protruding from the lock body and having a forward distal section that is comparatively wider in cross-sectional size compared to a rear section thereof, the forward section being configured to be insertable into a cavity formed in the equipment, where the cavity is defined by an opening having a size and shape slightly larger than the cross-sectional size of the forward section of the locking element and an interior larger in cross-sectional size than the opening of the cavity; a slidable locking pin configured to slide alongside the locking element and into the cavity, after the locking element has been inserted into said cavity, to substantially fill a space of the cavity left unoccupied by the locking element; a sliding mechanism coupled to the locking pin and configured to slide the locking pin into and out of the cavity; and a locking mechanism to lock the locking mechanism within the lock body to prevent withdrawal of the locking element from the cavity.
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1. A lock configured to be attached to electronic equipment requiring securing against theft, at a security cavity of said mobile security equipment, said security cavity being defined by first and second opposed sidewalls, the lock comprising: a lock body having a housing; a pair of locking elements protruding from the lock housing and shaped to engage said side walls of said security cavity; said locking elements being configured to be locatable at a height of not more than 3.0 mm above a housing bottom resting surface of said housing; the pair of locking elements comprising first and second scissor-head locking elements that are pivotably joined, in a manner that allows the scissor-head locking elements to overlap each other in an unlocked position and to spread apart laterally relative to each other in a locked position to lock in said security cavity; a locking mechanism configured to lock said pair of locking elements within said lock body to prevent withdrawal of the pair of locking elements from the security cavity and wherein said pair of locking elements are mounted to said housing so as to enable rotation of said housing relative to said pair of locking elements.
2. The lock of claim 1 wherein an interior of said cavity has a three dimensional trapezoidal shape in cross-section and an opening thereinto.
3. The lock of claim 2 , wherein said opening into said cavity is rectangular in shape.
4. The lock of claim 1 , including a cable attached to said lock body housing.
5. The lock of claim 3 , wherein said lock body housing has width, length and height dimensions and the height dimension measures less than 8 mm.
6. The lock of claim 5 , wherein said width dimension is less than 12 mm and said length dimension is less than 22 mm.
7. The lock of claim 1 , in combination with a portable electronic equipment comprising said cavity.
8. The lock of claim 1 , further comprising a locking element base in which said pair of locking elements is anchored, said locking element base having a circular circumferential edge which is rotatably held in a complementary circular groove formed in said lock body for allowing rotation of said locking element relative to said lock body.
9. The lock of claim 1 , further including an actuator element configured to move the pair of locking elements between said locked and unlocked positions and said actuator element has a disc head which is rotatably coupled to said sliding mechanism.
10. The lock of claim 7 , wherein said cavity is removeably coupled to said portable electronic equipment via a strip that has a construction in which said cavity is formed.
11. The lock of claim 1 , including a trap mountable on the housing of said lock body and defining a trap space configured to enable one or more electronic cables to be securely held therein.
12. The lock of claim 1 , comprising a first trap mountable on the housing of said lock body and defining a trap space configured to enable one or more electronic cables to be securely held therein, and including a second trap integrally formed with said first trap and configured to attach a USB cable securely to said portable electronic equipment.
13. The lock of claim 1 , wherein said first and second scissor-head locking elements are coupled to a coupler which is slidably moveable in the housing and which is mounted in the housing to rotate with the pair of locking elements.
14. The lock of claim 13 , wherein the coupler comprises a disc head, and the lock mechanism comprises a slideable coupler with an undercut u-shaped front chamber.
15. The lock of claim 14 , wherein the slidable coupler includes a lateral groove and the locking mechanism comprises a lock driver pin that is located in the lateral groove and configured to slide the slidable coupler within the housing in directions toward or away relative to the location of the pair of scissor-head locking elements.
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